Joy

Spiritual Gleaning

… Many a poor soul who could not feed on electing love, nor realize his perseverance in Christ, can yet feed on the atonement and rejoice in the sublime …

Prayer 20 — The Great Sacrifice

… This is the blood which now to our souls is drink indeed and we do rejoice in the joy which this new wine of the covenant hath given …

The Broad Wall

Nehemiah 3:8

… walls, when the banner of love waves over them, they sometimes rejoice with an unspeakable joy in fellowship with Him who loved them and gave Himself for them …

Recruits for the King

1 Samuel 22:1-2

… His Father is our Father, His joy is our joy, and His Heaven shall be our Heaven before long! Now, what shall I say to you, my Brothers …

Our Lord's Entrance Within the Veil

Hebrews 9:12

… all good things to those who believe in Him, that they may rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. Good things to come find their way here …

Titles of Honor

… the little suffering that you have ever borne on His account and rejoice with unspeakable joy and full of Glory that you are forever to be numbered among …

The Savior's Precious Blood

1 Peter 1:19

… love in whom, though now you see Him not, yet believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory—receiving the end of your faith, even the …

Mourning at the Sight of the Crucified

Luke 23:48

… breasts and begin to clap your hands for very joy—for they who thus bewail a Savior may rejoice in Him—for He is theirs and they are …

Death and Life in Christ

Romans 6:8-11

… The immeasurable joy of Christ in his Father no tongue can tell. Live in the same way, Christian. Delight thyself in the Lord! Be blessed; be happy; rejoice …

A Happy Christian

Isaiah 58:11

… yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." When the rancher walks out among his cattle, and sees them all …

The House of Mourning and The House of Feasting

Ecclesiastes 7:2

… Somewhere between the two extremes of ecstatic joy and doleful melancholy lies the thing we call, "happiness." Ancient poets used to sing of the via media, or the …

Constancy And Inconstancy—a Contrast

Hosea 6:3

… walk with us in the quiet garden of meditation and our joy shall be full! Rejoice in this, Believer! Your hope does not lie in what is in …

The Secret of Happiness

Matthew 9:2

… An unconverted man may have what he calls, joy, but it is the joy of madness! If He were rational and thoughtful and saw things as they really …

Covenant Blessings

Psalm 111:5

… Let the lips of my praise meet the lips of Your acceptance—so shall the kiss of love be consummated and my joy be complete." Yes, and when …

What We Have, and Are to Have

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… get the most joy will, in the long run, be the dearest thing to you! And if you continually rejoice in the Lord, your joy will greatly help …

Prayer, the Proof of Godliness

Psalm 32:6

… Notice the context between the words, "rejoice," and, "praise." Joy is the soul of praise. God is not extolled by our misery, but by our holy mirth! Be …

Particular Redemption

John 6:44

… Rejoice in the Lord ye that have come to Christ, and shout for joy all ye that have been drawn of the Father. For this is your proof …

Consolation Proportionate to Spiritual Sufferings

2 Corinthians 1:5

… He is but tarrying a little while to make thee love him better; and when he cometh, thou shalt have joy in the Lord, and. shalt rejoice with …

Christ, the Glory of His People

Luke 2:32

… Hasten, O Lord, these promised days, When Israel shall rejoice, And Jew and Gentile join in praise, With one united voice." It would have been wrong to use …

'Peace Be Unto You'

Luke 24:36

… Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, you righteous: and shout for joy, all you that are upright in heart "Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, you …

Sudden Sorrow

Jeremiah 4:20

… Today your garden is planted with blooming flowers which are loading the air with their perfume—rejoice not too much in their sweetness, for within a short time …

The Lord No More Angry with His People

Isaiah 54:9

… When we perceive that love is written on our trials, we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. "Whom the Lord loves He chastens." I am glad …

The King Passing Over Kidron

2 Samuel 15:23

… of such joy under such circumstances! They "shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord has blessed." 10. I will greatly rejoice in the Lord …

God'S Witnesses

Isaiah 43:10

… We sometimes think we have run up as high on the gamut of joy as any human hearts can go and if we are melancholy, what a deal …

The Poor Man's Friend

Psalm 10:14

… I would rejoice to think that you had taken them upon yourself and that, therefore, they would no longer be mine! If Christ has taken your sins upon …

The Unchanging God Cheering Jacob in His Change of Dwelling Place

Genesis 46:1-4

… Our heavenly Father would have His people rejoice in Him. Do you want any proof of it? Does He not command you, "Rejoice in the Lord always: and …

Christ the End of the Law

Romans 10:4

… We rejoice to wear the costly robe of fair white linen which Jesus has prepared, and we feel that we may stand arrayed in it before the majesty …

God's Will About the Future

James 4:13-17

… But now you rejoice in your boasting: all such rejoicing is evil. Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is …

Love's Law and Life

John 14:15

… The chapter almost closes at the 28th verse by saying, "If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, I go unto My Father, for My Father …

The Perfuming of the Heart

Romans 5:5

… I do rejoice to think that this love sits on no precarious throne nor borrows leave to be. It lives and shall live as long as God lives …

Good News

Proverbs 25:25

… But this I am sure of—that as one by one they for whom the Savior died, come Home, there must be joy. As they rejoice over repenting …

God's Thoughts Of Peace and Our Expected End

Jeremiah 29:11

… We must not only bear the will of the Lord, but rejoice in it! It is a blessed thing when we come to rejoice in tribulations and to …

The Lily Among Thorns

Solomon 2:2

… We rejoice in the largeness and the width of Jesus' love, but we do not, therefore, doubt its specialty. The sun shines on all things, but when it …

“All These Things”—A Sermon with Three Texts

Genesis 42:36

… We say, "One day, thank God, I shall be able to rejoice in these troubles," but Faith rejoices in them now. We rejoice in deep distress, leaning on …

The Lord's Own View of His Church and People

Solomon 4:12

… Though He is Master and Lord, yet it is such a loving lordship which He exercises towards us that we rejoice in it! We hear a voice full …

Our Watchword

Psalm 70:4

… Before we can love God’s salvation, we must be seekers of it; hence we read, “Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee …

A Great Sermon by the Greatest Preacher

Matthew 3:17

… Yes, bring here the dry Saharas, the wild deserts where never a drop of dew has fallen, and I will make them all to rejoice and blossom as …

Citizenship In Heaven

Philippians 3:20

… Do they rejoice over sinners that are born to God—prodigals that have returned? So do we. Do they chant the glories of triumphant Grace? We do the …

Choice Portions

Deuteronomy 32:9

… Who could have conceived of the Eternal One as bursting forth into a song? Yet it is written, "He will rejoice over you with joy, He will rest …

Multitudinous Thoughts And Sacred Comforts

Psalm 94:19

… Your present sorrow is the bitter bud of greater joy! Your transient loss secures your ultimate and never-ceasing gain. How I rejoice to believe that the Lord …